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Then, when Beckham decided to skip organized team activities (OTAs), he did so while training and catching passes from Manziel as opposed to Eli Manning.

The company Beckham chose to keep drew some intense scrutiny, and why wouldn’t it? Manziel has not stepped foot on an NFL field since 2015 due in large part to his serious substance abuse problem. Even now, league’s like the CFL and XFL are wary of signing him due to his off-field issues.

Beckham, apparently, takes no issue with Manziel’s questionable decision-making and is once again spending the offseason by his side.

On Monday, Manziel tweeted a video of himself and Beckham working out in Los Angeles alongside Jamal Liggin, Beckham’s long-term personal trainer. It was tagged “deadly combination.”

Beckham’s decision to team up with Manziel comes just days after he met with newly hired head coach Pat Shurmur, who has made it abundantly clear that Beckham must clean up his act and carry himself in a manor befitting of the Giants.

“I think what needs to happen now is I need to get to know him. I need to get to know what makes him tick, and I get to ‑‑ I need to talk to him about what it is that we’re looking for for a guy that plays for the New York Giants. And I think those are the things that go back to relationship building that need to happen very, very soon,” Shurmur said during his introductory press conference.

Shurmur came away from his meeting with Beckham saying the receiver sounds “inspired” after missing most of the 2017 season with a fractured ankle.

As positive as all that may be, it’s impossible not to cringe when you see Beckham hanging around with Manziel. It doesn’t necessarily mean Beckham is doing anything wrong — by all accounts, he’s not — but Manziel struggles to stay out of trouble and that’s the last thing the Giants or Beckham need to be associated with.

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Beckham is working his way back from a serious injury, while Manziel is simply trying to find a home in football. Although the CFL was initially reluctant, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats recently offered him a two-year deal.

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